Dama (Sierra Leone)[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Apparently from Gola makɛ (“good morning”, literally “have you woken?”).
Interjection[edit]
makiɛ
- good morning
References[edit]
- Dalby, T. D. P. (1963) “The extinct language of Dama”, in Sierra Leone Language Review, volume 2, Freetown: Fourah Bay College, pages 50–54
